SURG Restaurant Group today announced that it has decided to end its business relationship with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, who is under suspension by Major League Baseball for violations of baseball’s joint drug prevention and treatment program.

The action, which had been expected, was confirmed by SURG late Thursday in a press release.

SURG said it will keep Ryan Braun’s Graffito in Milwaukee’s 3rd Ward open until the end of 2013 “to honor its pre-existing obligations to its customers and employees.” However, Graffito will close after the holiday season.

SURG will change the name of the 8-Twelve MVP Bar & Grill in Brookfield — which gets its name from Braun’s uniform number 8 and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers number 12. The name also will change for SURG group’s planned 8-Twelve restaurant at Bayshore Town Center.

“We’ve appreciated the relationship we had with Ryan over the last several years, and the entire SURG family wishes him success in the future,” said Michael Polaski, CEO and co-owner of SURG Restaurant Group.

Plans for the two 8-Twelve locations still are evolving, but they will be rebranded into “exciting restaurant experiences,” said Omar Shaikh, president of SURG. Both restaurants will focus on locally-sourced products, including beef and pork from Polaski’s Hidden Creek Farms in New London.

Rodgers will continue his relationship with SURG with a focus on community relations and charitable activities, Polaski said.

Braun said in a press release from SURG that he supported the company’s decision and wished the best of luck to the SURG Restaurant Group.